"BLACK FRIDAY" SHOPPING MADNESS REALLY START - ON THANKSGIVING? MANY SAY "NO". INCLUDING ONE LOCAL SHOP OWNER WHO TOLD KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LAURA THOREN, THERE'S NO "WAY" SHE'D EVER MAKE HER EMPLOYEES WORK ON THE HOLIDAY. DON'T BOTHER ASKING PATRICIA HOECH OF PATRICIAN DESIGN IF HER STORE IS OPEN ON THANKSGIVING. no we're not. It's a holiday! THE OWNER OF THIS INDEPENDENT GIFT SHOP IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THANKSGIVING SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY...NOT FOR WORK AND SHOPPING! There are limits, you know, to how you utilize your time FOR THAT HOLIDAY POLICY, EMPLOYEE CAROLE MOYA TELLS US SHE'S DEFINITELY "THANKFUL". the holidays should be spent doing family things! THOUGH FROM THE LOOKS OF IT - THIS HOLIDAY COULD BE SPENT FINDING SOME LOW PRICES AND EARLY BIRD DEALS. NATS OF CASH REGISTER OPENING so there are a bunch of big box stores that will be open on thanksgiving. Like walmart, dollar general, and kmart, so I asked people here in downtown Albuquerque will they be shopping on thanksgiving. we might! our vacuum cleaner just gave out this week so we might go out see what deals we can get it depends how much we eat, how late things are open. BUT BACK AT PATRICIAN DESIGN - MOYA SAYS THERE'S NO WAY SHE'LL SPEND HER DAY OFF PUSHING A SHOPPING CART. I think the whole black Friday thing is just really out of control. THOUGH IN THIS CASE - THANKSGIVING IS BEGINNING TO MORPH INTO BROWN THURSDAY. LAURA THOREN KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THIS TOPIC HAS GENERATED A LOT OF REACTION ON OUR KOAT FACEBOOK PAGE. WAYNE SAYS, "NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING DAY, CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY, PERIOD. SHUT THEM DOWN, DON'T SHOP." BUT OTHERS TAKE A DIFFERENT VIEW. ANNA SAYS, "I'VE WORKED ON THANKSGIVING WITH DOUBLE TIME PAY, WHICH IS GREAT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO SHOP, DON'T GO. NO ONE IS ASKING YOU TO." AND MARGARET IS SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE. "IF THE FAMILIES WANT TO BE TOGETHER AT HOME, FINE. AND IF OTHERS WANT TO SHOP...FINE." JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT FACEBOOK-DOT-COM